Oxbow Western Timothy Hay Small Animal Food

I decided to purchase the 50 pound box of oxbow timothy hay for my 4 guinea pigs because I was getting a lot of dust and small bits from my 9 lb bags. At first when I opened it up I thought ok, there is bound to be stems and seed head mixed in...but I thought if I flipped the box over and dug to the middle or bottom I would get to the leafy hay my pigs will actually EAT...but frustration led to complete disappointment. There was no variety. This whole huge box is filled with cheap 1st cut stems that are skinny, pokey and my pigs won't eat AND are a potential hazard to my guinea pigs. I couldn't find any soft leaves. I am at a loss of what to do at this point with this waste of money. This is I decided to purchase the 50 pound box of oxbow timothy hay for my 4 guinea pigs because I was getting a lot of dust and small bits from my 9 lb bags. At first when I opened it up I thought ok, there is bound to be stems and seed head mixed in...but I thought if I flipped the box over and dug to the middle or bottom I would get to the leafy hay my pigs will actually EAT...but frustration led to complete disappointment. There was no variety. This whole huge box is filled with cheap 1st cut stems that are skinny, pokey and my pigs won't eat AND are a potential hazard to my guinea pigs. I couldn't find any soft leaves. I am at a loss of what to do at this point with this waste of money. This is not just poor hay due to natural issues...this is getting the top layer trash so they could sell the good leafy hay elsewhere. I think after all these years I am leaving oxbow behind and looking elsewhere... Their quality is not acceptable any longer. I am disappointed in chewy for also selling this poor quality hay for guinea pigs and small pets. These pokey sticks could pose an eye danger to guinea pigs. … more

This review is for the Oxbow Timothy Hay company and NOT for chewy.com. I have been buying hay for a long time and I got to say that when it comes to Oxbow company it is either a hit or a miss. Last week I got two 9 lbs. bags of hay and both came fresh and green, however one bag contains a product that could hardly be called hay. It looks and feels like fresh grass clippings, soft and mushy to a point that our guinea pigs will not touch any of it. I have been through similar problem with Oxbow company last year and based on my experience calling them for help or to complain is pointless. The answer I got last time was that the hay is a product on nature and they (the Oxbow) cannot control the This review is for the Oxbow Timothy Hay company and NOT for chewy.com. I have been buying hay for a long time and I got to say that when it comes to Oxbow company it is either a hit or a miss. Last week I got two 9 lbs. bags of hay and both came fresh and green, however one bag contains a product that could hardly be called hay. It looks and feels like fresh grass clippings, soft and mushy to a point that our guinea pigs will not touch any of it. I have been through similar problem with Oxbow company last year and based on my experience calling them for help or to complain is pointless. The answer I got last time was that the hay is a product on nature and they (the Oxbow) cannot control the outcome of it. In other words their customer service and product quality control sucks big time!!! That said I will be trying other brands next time or buying it at the store (at extra cost!) where I can verify the product quality by myself. Bummer.... … more

I bought the 9 lb bag by mistake. I didn't scroll down the sizes when I placed my order. I thought I was ordering the typical size sold in pet stores. However, I think it MIGHT be a happy mistake as the cut of this huge bag seems different from the smaller/typical bags sold in stores. There are no flower pieces it seems and that might be an issue for us because our chin loves to eat the flowers when she does eat her hay. But this bag of hay smells fresher and is a brighter color than what we bought off Chewy last month and our Chin went straight for it when I put it in the cage. She would not eat any of the compressed hay that we bought last month. Didn't matter what brand. And she will I bought the 9 lb bag by mistake. I didn't scroll down the sizes when I placed my order. I thought I was ordering the typical size sold in pet stores. However, I think it MIGHT be a happy mistake as the cut of this huge bag seems different from the smaller/typical bags sold in stores. There are no flower pieces it seems and that might be an issue for us because our chin loves to eat the flowers when she does eat her hay. But this bag of hay smells fresher and is a brighter color than what we bought off Chewy last month and our Chin went straight for it when I put it in the cage. She would not eat any of the compressed hay that we bought last month. Didn't matter what brand. And she will barely eat the Oxbow Timothy/grass blend. I am going to keep trying different types of hay for our chin to see what works. I might get a smaller bag of this to mix with the larger bag so she can have the flowers. That will probably work. Yet, it's definitely a hit or miss with the Oxbow hay. Will we get hay that will be fresh or not? Chewy is great about returns and replacing, so just give them a shout out. I will emphasize that if you buy the big bag, you are getting a different cut. I wish they would put that on the bags. … more

I have two rabbits currently, but a few months ago, I only had one. I bought her Timothy Hay from the pet store, and it was okay, but she wasn't really interested and didn't seem to really enjoy it. That kind of worried me, because hay is big part of a rabbit's diet. I then switched to Oxbow hay and I adopted another rabbit, and both of them absolutely love it. I always find their bowls empty... They go through it so quickly! The hay always smells fresh and tasty, and my girl can't get enough of it now! So glad I made the switch.

I orderd a 50lb box of Timothy hay for my rabbitry. Unfortunately, when it arrived it was all grass like and had very little fiber to it. I called up Chewys and they helped me with this issue promptly! Chewys is just a distributor for the oxbow brand .. I understand the quality of the hay was not their fault. I went to a big brand pet store and purchased a big bag to add to this grassy stuff . No surprise they were having a sale on oxbow to get rid of what they had .. same leafy grass type feel to it. I did call oxbow customer service & they were aware of the issue. You can’t fault Chewys for Oxbow screw up. I love their customer service and will definitely purchase from them again !

I ordered the 9lb. bag expecting to receive a larger bag of the hay I normally buy locally. The Oxbow Western Timothy Hay is usually highly textured and contains lots of the seed heads (which are my rabbit's favorite part). The hay I received looked more like lawn clippings, contained a lot of dry, brown, stick-like pieces, and did not contain any seed heads. Also, the hay was not packaged in a resealable zip top bag. We ended up having to transfer it into a large trash bag for storage. My experience with Chewy however was great, the products arrived quickly and were well packaged. The prices are excellent as well.

I buy bulk timothy hay locally for my rabbits, but one of them is very fussy and won't eat it like the other two do. I add different Oxbow hays for variety, and decided to order a small bag of this Oxbow timothy hay for my fussy one to see if she'd try it. It's very green and smells great - thick strands and big pieces for her to chew. I'm happy to say she eats every handful I put down, and seems to prefer it over the oat, orchard grass and meadow I'd also been trying for her. So happy to have found a timothy hay she will eat. :)

I have always fed oxbow products to my rabbits. I switched to ordering the 9lb bag to help me out financially but after a few months of use and not being able to figure it out, I’m pretty sure this hay is the cause of my rabbits poopy butt issues. It’s different than when I purchase it in the smaller sizes at my local pet store. It seems very rich and it’s not doing well on my senior bunny. I’m disappointed that the product is not consistent when switching to the larger size.

This is a great bulk purchase. Oxbow is my favorite commercial brand of hay for my bun. However, I did find the hay to be a bit dry and stale which I figured would happen with such a large bag. Towards the end of the bag I had to mix it with some Orchard grass to entice my bun to eat it. I would recommend storing the hay in the resealable bag within a secondary air tight container to preserve freshness.

I get this product auto shipped every four weeks for my two guinea pigs. The last two shipments have been packed with bright green grass - so green it almost looks like fake Easter grass. No fuzzy little head parts of the grass at all. The pigs don’t mind, so I don’t mind, you just don’t really know what kind of grass you’re getting if you buy it online.